went down in the nicks exan ar, 1971 and became senate liason handling senate relationships. >> what moment in your experience working for richard nixon do you remember the most? >> the day he left. it was the saddest state of affairs. he got up in the east room and said goodbye to all of us. and then to take it to the very xt step, so now jerry is sworn in. ford is now president and we invited the leadership down to meet the new president. i was talking to president ford. i was seeing what was happening, i filibustered a little bit so the leadership could see me talking to the new president. and president ford said you listen to me. everybody around me is a house person. you're the only senate guy in this building. don't you let anybody talk you into leaving. so i'd like to think and i bet you i'm right, i was the first person jerry ford hired as president. so now president ford has just hired me and i'm happy as you could. and they brought the leaders in and they shook hand. but then i did a mighty things. i went for lunch and all the nixon people were down there with their faces i